Nortel Networks 2300 Set port preference port-listrj45, Clear port preference port-list, RJ45

80Configuring and Managing Ports and VLANs

Configuring Interface Preference on a Dual-Interface Gigabit Ethernet Port (WSS-400 only)

The gigabit Ethernet ports on an WSS-2380 switch have two physical interfaces: a 1000BASE-TX copper interface and a 1000BASE-SX or 1000BASE-LX fiber interface. The copper interface is provided by a built-in RJ-45 connector. The fiber interface is optional and requires insertion of a Gigabit interface converter (GBIC).

Only one interface can be active on a port. By default, WSS Software prefers the GBIC (fiber) interface. You can configure a port to prefer the RJ-45 (copper) interface instead.

If you set the preference to RJ-45 on a port that already has an active fiber link, WSS Software immediately changes the link to the copper interface.

To configure a port to prefer the copper interface, use the following command:

set port preference port-listrj45

To remove the preference setting from a port so that GBIC (fiber) is preferred again, use the following command:

clear port preference port-list

To display preference settings, use the following command:

show port preference [port-list]

To set the preference of port 2 on an WSS-2380 switch to copper and verify the change, type the following commands:

WSS-2380#set port preference 2 rj45

WSS-2380#show port preference

Port Preference

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1GBIC

2RJ45

3GBIC

4GBIC

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